Monthly Archives: August 2020
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Criticism of LegCo election decision callous
The Hong Kong Special Administration Region government had no choice but to postpone the 2020 Legislative Council election in the face of the surge in novel ... -
Hong Kong denies mass Chinese virus tests are bid to harvest DNA
Hong Kong denied plans to harvest residents’ DNA as part of a China-backed coronavirus-testing blitz, as deep political mistrust further complicates the city’s efforts to contain ... -
German laser tech company says gov’t blocks exports to China
A German company that specializes in laser communication says it is pulling out of uncompleted deals in China after the German government barred it from delivering ... -
Beijing accuses US of harassing Chinese students, researchers
China yesterday accused the United States of “monitoring, harassing and willfully detaining” Chinese students and researchers in the U.S. Foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin’s comments follow ... -
South Korea and Japan flap could hit Trump’s plans on China
A South Korean court is set to start liquidating assets of a Japanese company to compensate Koreans conscripted to work during colonial occupation, straining ties between ... -
This Day in History | 1964 Three civil rights activists found dead
The bodies of three civil rights workers missing for six weeks have been found buried in a partially constructed dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi. Agents from the ... -
Virus surges in Philippines, India; Australia imposes curfew
Surges of new coronavirus cases continued last weekend in India and the Philippines, which recorded another daily high to surpass 100,000 total infections, as officials across ... -
Microsoft tries to salvage deal to buy TikTok, appease Trump
In a bid to salvage a deal for the U.S. operations of TikTok, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella spoke with President Donald Trump by ... -
MGM Cotai featured in BBC television series
MGM Cotai has become the first hotel in the greater China region to be featured in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, a BBC television series. ... -
Summer Staycation at The Ritz-Carlton
The Ritz-Carlton, Macau is offering two new staycation packages, available for guests who book until August 7 and stay before October 31, 2020. The offers are ... -
Golf | Danielle Kang wins at Inverness in LPGA return
Danielle Kang was away from the LPGA Tour for six months during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is not to suggest she was without competition. She lost ... -
The Buzz | Vulnerable eastern China areas evacuated ahead of typhoon
Vulnerable coastal areas were being evacuated and fishing boats recalled to port before a typhoon was expected to bring heavy rains to eastern China late yesterday ... -
Outbreak hits Norway cruise ship, could spread along coast
A Norwegian cruise ship line halted all trips and apologized yesterday for procedural errors after an outbreak of coronavirus on one ship infected at least 5 ... -
Our Desk | No more expensive second-hand furniture, go to Ikea.cn
Are you shocked by how much money furniture owners ask for their unwanted items? Are you tired of the uniform furniture that real estate agencies put ... -
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 – edition no. 3590
* Macau joins global race — MUST to begin human trials for Covid-19 vaccine * Covid-19 | Tightened restrictions among new travel policies * When ... -
Asia Today: More restrictions in Australia’s State of Victoria
CANBERRA — The State of Victoria, Australia’s coronavirus hot spot, announced today (Monday) that businesses will be closed and scaled down in a bid to curb ... -
Labor authority claims redundancies, missing salaries not a growing problem
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) says it has no record of any serious situations regarding unemployment disputes. During Friday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting, local workers ... -
Museum fire did not damage historic materials
A fire that broke out at the Macau Museum on Friday evening had no consequences for the historic materials stored within, the Cultural Affairs Bureau ... -
Government aims to expand local tours to Hengqin by month-end
The local government hopes to launch Macau tour group itineraries involving Hengqin by the end of August, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture said during ... -
Briefs | Woman who broke quarantine referred to Public Prosecutions Office
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has referred the case of a woman allegedly breaking her quarantine at the Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel to the ... -
Mainland provinces receive greenlight to issue non-tourism visas to Macau: reports
All mainland provinces will resume issuing non-tourism visas for traveling to Macau, according to a report by Macao Daily News. However, group tour visas and the ... -
Gov’t promises unpopular bus cuts just for summer
A controversial decision to slash the frequency of bus services in the Macau SAR is only for the summer, according to government authorities, who assembled a ... -
‘Politics should stay off campus,’ says higher education chief
Politics, and namely the political opinions of lecturers, should stay out of the classrooms of local universities, Sou Chio Fai, the Director of the Higher Education ... -
Covid-19 | Hong Kong opens makeshift hospital to face third wave
The Hong Kong government opened over the weekend a temporary field hospital with a capacity of 500 beds to enlarge the region’s capacity to hospitalize what ... -
Sheraton Grand Macao concludes quarantine mission
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has recently announced that the Sheraton Macao Hotel will conclude its service as a quarantine hotel no later than August ... -
This Day in History | 1957 Rahman to lead independent Malaya
Tunku Abdul Rahman has been elected for a five-year term as head of state of Malaya. He was chosen by his fellow Malay rulers in the ... -
US | Supreme Court won’t halt challenged border wall projects
The Supreme Court declined by a 5-4 vote Friday to halt the Trump administration’s construction of portions of the border wall with Mexico following a recent ... -
Thousands in Russia’s Far East protest governor’s arrest
Thousands of demonstrators rallied Saturday in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk to protest the arrest of their governor, keeping up a three-week wave of ... -
China’s ByteDance prepared to divest 100% of TikTok in US
China’s ByteDance Ltd. is prepared to sell 100% of TikTok’s U.S. operations as a way to head off a proposed ban on the music-video app by ... -
‘Mastermind’ accused of Twitter hack just out of high school
The alleged mastermind behind the July 15 hack of Twitter accounts of business titans, celebrities and a former president didn’t need sophisticated hacking tools to pierce ... -
The Buzz | London lockdown considered in worst-case scenario
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering sealing off Greater London and ordering at-risk members of the population to stay at home under a potential scenario ... -
UK quarantine means bummer summer for Spain
When Spain locked down to slow the coronavirus in March, about 25,000 British tourists were enjoying the beaches and bars of the Costa Blanca resort of ... -
World Views | Why big nations have been brought low by the pandemic
India is now the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic. It ranks just behind the U.S. and Brazil in confirmed cases and is growing faster than ... -
Monday, August 3, 2020 – edition no. 3589
* Go Hengqin tours — Macao Ready Go! Local Tours will soon stretch across the border * Hong Kong to treat third wave patients at ... -
Asia Today: SKorea arrests leader of church with big cluster
SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors arrested the elderly leader of a secretive religious sect Saturday as part of an investigation into allegations that the church hampered ...
